Filby1
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Registered: 12th Dec 03
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i have a 1.2 8v at the mo 45Bhp i think is there any differnt heads i could put on there to get just a little more power? eg: 1.4 8v/16v. the engine in mine is also SPI if that helps not carb its a 1997
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Siberia
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Registered: 9th Oct 03
Location: Leprechaun Land Drives : Zafira GSI
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no... well none that with make any difference....
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Rileysport
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Registered: 18th Jun 04
Location: West Yorkshire
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if you could get the mpi 8v head to work on there, u'd get a difference i tell thee 
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Siberia
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i dont even think the MPI has the same shape oil and waterways... plus the pain of it all.... no bang for buck!
change the engine.... its really simple!
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Rileysport
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Registered: 18th Jun 04
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the head will physically mate to the block probablem is the compression would be nuts 
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CoastalCorsa
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Registered: 7th Jan 05
Location: Lancashire
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convert your 1.2 8v spi to a 1.4 8v mpi sri engine can be done
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CoastalCorsa
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Registered: 7th Jan 05
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i changed my 1.2 spi for a 1.4 spi i aint sure but i think there is a 1.6 spi [astra]
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CoastalCorsa
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Registered: 7th Jan 05
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spi engines must be the worst vauxhall/opel have used for power i mean
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CorsAsh
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Registered: 19th Apr 02
Location: Munich
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Go for a 1.6 8v GSI/GTE engine from a nova - 100bhp for not ery much, can keep your existing exhaust, mounts and shafts... Someones done it on here, can't remember the name tho...
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t_benn_1
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Registered: 28th Sep 04
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I know a lad who did that to his 8v SRI it quick but my 16v SRI keeps up with.
I'd get an 1.4 16v ecotec.
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CorsaJunkie
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Registered: 2nd Feb 03
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quote:
Originally posted by t_benn_1
I know a lad who did that to his 8v SRI it quick but my 16v SRI keeps up with.
I'd get an 1.4 16v ecotec.
would it be a straight swap?
I m also interested in this. 90 ps isnt bad
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Cybermonkey
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Registered: 22nd Sep 02
Location: Sydney, Australia
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quote:
Originally posted by CoastalCorsa
spi engines must be the worst vauxhall/opel have used for power i mean
the 2.0 8v engine is one of the best engines vauxhall ever used
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Darren
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Registered: 21st Apr 02
Location: Hadleigh, Suffolk
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quote:
Originally posted by Cybermonkey24
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Originally posted by CoastalCorsa
spi engines must be the worst vauxhall/opel have used for power i mean
the 2.0 8v engine is one of the best engines vauxhall ever used
too right. no matter how much stick my cav sri gets it doesnt give up   well qiet and smooth aswell - done 130 odd miles 
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lee mitchell
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Registered: 26th Jan 01
Location: kent...drive's: eveyones conversion cars hard lol
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quote:
Originally posted by Darren
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Originally posted by Cybermonkey24
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Originally posted by CoastalCorsa
spi engines must be the worst vauxhall/opel have used for power i mean
the 2.0 8v engine is one of the best engines vauxhall ever used
too right. no matter how much stick my cav sri gets it doesnt give up well qiet and smooth aswell - done 130 odd miles
130 odd miles  thats well low
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